Creating an ultra-luminescent collection of bridal wear at the Aamby Valley India Bridal Fashion Week 2013, Gaurav Gupta proved that his collection “Lightfall 2013” was an Avant Garde offering to the fastidious bride.

Swirls of lit wired skeins of gold formed an abstract backdrop of a dome while some snaked down the catwalk to create the perfect look for the “Lightfall” collection. The show opened with a black sequinned net sheer sheath and mask that was a dramatic futuristic entry. Soon a melangé of seductive gowns in Lurex, lamé and jersey gave the audience a feel of the abstract styling that would make the collection into a work of seductive art.

To highlight the theme of the show, Gaurav picked a colour story that started with moon grey, ecru, dust, gold, Egyptian teal and then finally to pop neon tones. His experiments with innovative silhouettes for gowns and the sari/lehenga combos showed a marked evolution for the traditional Indian garment.

On a fabric base of organza, lace, jersey, georgette and soft mesh, Gaurav worked his magic by combining the beauty and glory of traditional Indian embroidery with Saadi, Pitta, zari, nakshee and 3D surface ornamentation.

The line up of sari gowns with brocade insets, fuchsia shaded mermaid creation, red pleated moulded gown with gold work and the gold cutwork pallav for the dusty bronze creation were superb.

Gold embroidery snaked down from the necklines of moulded ensembles, while the lehenga/gowns with attached dupattas will create a glamorous trend. Bringing in layered net voluminous skirts with double breasted net covers some with extended shoulders, Gaurav gave a variety of construction techniques to the collection. The final will- power white lace and net figure hugging creation was a vision to behold on the ramp.

Kalki Koechlin, Aditi Rao Hydari, Prachi Desai and producer-director Kiran Rao were seen cheering for the designer and his collection.

Narendra Kumar with Shibani Dandekar

Inspired by their travels to Monaco, Nice and the Gardens of Lake Como, Falguni and Shane Peacock displayed their ethereal “Garden of Eden” collection at the Aamby Valley India Bridal Fashion Week 2013. It was a memorable and ultra-feminine journey for the audience as the designing duo’s 2013 Peacock Bride label was a visual study in colour, fabric, form and style. Bringing onto the ramp the multi hues of the most beautiful gardens on earth, the palette revealed pistachio, pink, red, white, ivory, and gold.

Opening the show with the most stunning Red Carpet gowns, the designing duo set the mood for a superb line of bridal creations that would please the western as well as the ethnic bride.